silicious
- a variation of siliceous.
Example Sentences
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As grass contains silicious, glassy particles, the higher crowns enable tooth wear to be less severe.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2012
They had no smiths, supplying their place by a very considerable skill in the cleavage of silicious stones.
From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
It is from their silicious shells that mineral acquires its use in the arts, as powder for polishing stones and metals.
From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Gray, Peter
Among this transported material I observed numerous small fragments of those agates, and other silicious minerals of the quartz family, which characterize the broad diluvial tracts about its sources and upper portions.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
All around the sides are large masses of the silicious crust that have fallen from the rim.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various
